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APPENDIX 1
(a) Letters to Doctors
Letters on the following subjects were circulated to Southgate
practitioners in 1961, some under my signature as Medical Officer
of Health, others either as Area Medical Officer or District School
Medical Officer:—
January 16th Poliomyelitis Vaccination
January 20th Tetanus Vaccination
March Laundry Service for Old People
April 18th Chiropody Service
April 18th Polio Vaccinations—4th injections
May 12th Collection of Laboratory Specimens
May 23rd Penicillin-free Poliomyelitis Vaccine
August August holiday arrangements
August 1st Collection of Laboratory specimens
August 11th Poliomyelitis Vaccine Supplies
October 25th Sabin Polio Vaccine
November 2nd Sabin Vaccine and Salk Vaccine
November Changes in Midwifery Staff
November 24th Retired Persons Advice Clinics
December 15th Collection of Laboratory Specimens
December Christmas Holiday Arrangements and Marie
Curie Memorial Foundation Scheme
It has been our consistent practice to keep general practitioners
in touch with recent developments in the field of preventive
medicine, so that integration can be achieved. This policy is
showing useful dividends.
(b) Medical Examinations
During 1961, 41 medical examinations were carried out in
respect of the new entrants to the Council's service.
In addition to these medical examinations, quite a number of
medical reports were obtained on employees absent from duty for
more than a short period through sickness. These reports were
obtained from the family doctor with whom, as I have already said,
we have the most happy relations, or from a hospital.
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